Foum Oudi

فم أودي

Rural commune in the cercle of Béni Mellal, province of Béni Mellal, Béni Mellal-Khénifra.

Population, 2024: 16,256
Since 2014: +32.9%from 12,233 in 2014
Density: 178people per km², 91.5 km²
Households: 3,810
Foreign residents: 5
Rank: 403403rd most populous of 1,503 communes11th of 22 in its province

Next door in Béni Mellal, 94.9% of households are on the public sewer. Here, it’s 32.3%.

Since 2014, unemployment went from 11.0% to 31.1%. Across Morocco, the rise was 5 points.

Its closest match elsewhere in Morocco: Sabaa Aiyoun. Can’t read or write: 25.1% here, 26.2% there; running water: 83.6% here, 81.8% there; Darija: 91.5% here, 98.6% there.

Compare it with Sabaa Aiyoun

Where it is

Its province, shaded by density, and where that sits in Morocco.

Bordering communes

Postcode

23006

How it changed

Every commune, by how much it grew or shrank between the censuses. The line is Foum Oudi.

Foum Oudi +32.9%

Morocco +8.8%

People and homes

What the census found about the people and their homes. What each figure means · Glossary

Can’t read or write: 25.1%aged 10 and over34.6% in 201433.6% among women24.8% across Morocco
Unemployment: 31.1%11.0% in 201438.2% among women21.3% across Morocco
In the labour force: 35.8%aged 15 and over41.3% in 201411.3% among women41.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 6 to 11: 97.6%in 2023/2495.8% across Morocco
Fertility: 1.68children per woman2.57 in 20141.97 across Morocco
Disability: 4.2%of people5.8% in 20144.8% across Morocco
Household size: 4.2people on average4.9 in 20143.9 across Morocco
Running water: 83.6%of settled households74.6% in 201482.9% across Morocco

Age

Men and women by age, each as a share of their own.

Foum Oudi: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.8%	75 and over	3.4%
2.3%	70–74	2.1%
3.7%	65–69	2.7%
4.6%	60–64	4.0%
5.3%	55–59	3.9%
5.7%	50–54	5.4%
5.5%	45–49	6.3%
6.2%	40–44	7.0%
6.0%	35–39	7.1%
5.2%	30–34	7.4%
5.0%	25–29	6.6%
6.8%	20–24	6.7%
9.6%	15–19	8.9%
12.1%	10–14	10.6%
10.8%	5–9	10.2%
8.3%	0–4	7.7%

Local languages used

Many people use more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.

Darija91.5%
Tamazight70.9%
Tachelhit3.2%
Tarifit0.3%
Hassania0.0%

More census figures

Languages read and written

By those aged 10 and over who can read.

Arabic99.6%
French68.2%
English24.1%
Amazigh, in Tifinagh3.9%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot39.0%
Bike or motorcycle18.6%
Private car18.1%
Bus7.4%
Employer’s transport6.7%
Doesn’t travel to work4.8%
Taxi4.3%
Informal transport0.4%
Another way0.4%
Animal0.3%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Can’t read or write: 34.6%aged 10 and over25.1% in 202446.5% among women32.2% across Morocco
Unemployment: 11.0%31.1% in 202421.8% among women16.2% across Morocco
In the labour force: 41.3%aged 15 and over35.8% in 202412.5% among women47.6% across Morocco
At school, aged 7 to 12: 96.2%95.1% across Morocco
Fertility: 2.57children per woman1.68 in 20242.22 across Morocco
Disability: 5.8%of people4.2% in 20245.1% across Morocco
Household size: 4.9people on average4.2 in 20244.6 across Morocco
Running water: 74.6%of settled households83.6% in 202473.0% across Morocco

Age

Men and women by age, each as a share of their own.

Foum Oudi: men and women by age, as a share of each
Men	Age
2.6%	75 and over	2.8%
1.9%	70–74	1.5%
2.2%	65–69	2.3%
3.6%	60–64	2.8%
4.2%	55–59	3.5%
5.0%	50–54	4.8%
5.2%	45–49	5.1%
5.8%	40–44	6.6%
6.6%	35–39	7.3%
6.4%	30–34	7.3%
7.2%	25–29	8.2%
7.5%	20–24	8.8%
9.5%	15–19	8.7%
10.4%	10–14	9.3%
10.0%	5–9	9.7%
12.0%	0–4	11.3%

Local languages used

Many people use more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.

Darija89.3%
Tamazight77.3%
Tachelhit2.5%
Tarifit0.1%
Hassania0.1%

More census figures

Languages read and written

Each person who can read counts once, under what they read and write.

Arabic and French50.7%
Arabic, French and English20.5%
Arabic only17.2%
Other combinations11.6%

Getting to work

How employed people get to work.

On foot55.7%
Bike or motorcycle11.4%
Private car10.8%
Taxi7.4%
Works at home5.4%
Another way2.7%
Bus2.6%
Not stated2.0%
Employer’s transport1.9%
Train0.0%
Tram0.0%

Where people work

Where employed people work, asked in 2014.

Their own neighbourhood50.5%
Another commune20.2%
No fixed place10.2%
Another in the commune6.2%
At home5.4%
Another province5.3%
Not stated2.0%
Somewhere else0.2%

What people did

The work employed people did in 2014. The 2024 census doesn’t publish this by commune.

Labouring and small trades21.7%
Farm and fishing labour18.4%
Farming and fishing17.4%
Crafts and skilled trades14.8%
Managers and senior professionals8.2%
Clerical work7.8%
Machine operating4.9%
Trade and broking4.1%
Technicians2.1%
Not classified0.6%

Highest diploma

What people aged 10 and over had qualified in by 2014, in general education. Vocational training is counted apart.

No diploma58.9%
Primary22.1%
Lower secondary10.8%
Upper secondary5.4%
DEUG or Licence2.5%
Master’s or doctorate0.3%
Not declared0.0%

Business and jobs

Every establishment the census mapped, and the businesses among them. What each count covers · Glossary

Establishments: 32319.9 per 1,000 people35.4 across Morocco
Businesses: 24776.5% of the establishments
Permanent jobs: 3931.6 per business
Public services: 60
Associations: 16in premises of their own

More business figures

Businesses by sector

Every sector but agriculture.

Commerce55.9%
Services26.7%
Industry14.6%
Construction2.8%

Businesses by the people they employ

By how many people work there.

One person74.1%
2 to 322.3%
4 to 92.4%
10 to 491.2%
50 and over0.0%

When the businesses were founded

The year the business was set up.

2020 or later47.8%
2011–201938.1%
2001–201010.9%
1991–20002.4%
1981–19900.8%
1956–19800.0%
Before 19560.0%

Douars

Foum Oudi’s villages and hamlets, as the 2024 census counted them: 12 douars in 7 fractions, with 16,162 people. 94 more aren’t in any douar: nomads, or people HCP counts apart, such as soldiers in barracks. What each figure counts

Douar	Kind	Households	People	Distance from home, km
Douar	Kind	Households	People	Paved road	Primary school	Health centre
ايت سعيد ويشوAit Said Ouychou1 douar · 785 people
أيت سعيد ويشوAit Said Ouychou	In parts	166	785	2.3	3.0	14.1
ايت اونيرAit Ounir2 douars · 1,540 people
ايت مغجدينAit Maghajdine	Dispersed	70	338	2.0	3.0	7.1
ايت بوجوAit Boujou	In parts	280	1,202	1.0	1.8	4.6
ايت عمير أيت سيدي بوعلي أيت خنوجAit Amir Ait Sidi Bouali Ait Khannouj3 douars · 2,191 people
ايت اعميرAït Amir	In parts	276	1,165	0.5	1.5	9.0
ايت سيدي بوعليAit Sidi Bouali	In parts	102	467	1.0	1.3	15.0
أيت خنوجAït Khannouj	Grouped	134	559	0.1	1.5	2.7
مشيخة النورMchikha Nour1 douar · 4,504 people
تجزئة النورLotissement Nour	Grouped	1,127	4,504	0.0	0.3	3.0
فم اودي المركزFoum Oudi Centre1 douar · 3,677 people
فم اودي المركزFoum Oudi Centre	Grouped	862	3,677	0.2	0.5	0.8
مشيخة أيت أعلالMchikhat Ait Alal1 douar · 1,440 people
أيت أعلالAit Alal	Grouped	332	1,440	2.2	1.7	2.4
أحدجمي أيت علوانAhdjmi Ait Alouane3 douars · 2,025 people
أيت علوانAit Alouane	Dispersed	129	564	0.3	1.2	2.8
أيت عتوAit Atou	Dispersed	77	349	1.0	1.2	2.0
أحدجميAhdjmi	Grouped	255	1,112	0.3	0.9	1.8

Names in italics are spelt from the Arabic. How douars get their names

In the data

Files and code

Code: 05.091.03.01
As digits: 050910301
Slug: foum-oudi
Record: /api/communes/05.091.03.01.json
Boundary: /api/communes/05.091.03.01/boundary.geojson
Census figures: /api/communes/05.091.03.01/indicators.json
Business and jobs: /api/communes/05.091.03.01/economy.json
Bordering communes: /api/communes/05.091.03.01/neighbours.json
Neighbourhoods and postcodes: /api/communes/05.091.03.01/neighbourhoods.json
Douars: /api/communes/05.091.03.01/douars.json
OpenStreetMap: 2882584

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